Two more men in custody with ties to Hernandez

12:08 AM,
Jun. 29, 2013

Carlos Ortiz is shown during a court hearing Friday in connection with the Aaron Hernandez case.

Written by

David Klepper
and Dave Collins

An arrested man from former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's hometown was transferred to Massachusetts on Friday to face a gun charge connected to the murder case against Hernandez while a third suspect surrendered to authorities in Florida.

Carlos Ortiz, who lives in Bristol, Conn., and Ernest Wallace, who walked into a South Florida police station, were the men identified earlier as being with Hernandez and the victim the night of his shooting death, a prosecutor said.

Ortiz was charged with carrying an unlicensed firearm in North Attleborough, where Hernandez lives, ...